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Maria Bruzzone Giraldez

Maria Bruzzone Giraldez, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

Department: MD-NEUROLOGY-EPILEPSY
Business Phone: (352) 273-5550
Business Email: mariabruzzonegir@ufl.edu
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About Maria Bruzzone Giraldez

Dr. Maria Bruzzone is an Epileptologist at the University of Florida. She earned her medical degree from the Universidad de la República in Uruguay. She later completed her neurology residency at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois, in 2016. After her residency, she pursued fellowship training in Neurophysiology and Epilepsy at the University of Chicago Medical Center, finishing in 2017. She also holds a Master of Science in Clinical Research from the Medical University of South Carolina. She currently serves as an Associate Professor of Neurology.

Accomplishments

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught

  1. PAS5020 – Intro to Medicine 2

    College of Medicine

  2. MDC7800 – Neurology Clerkship

    College of Medicine

  3. BMS6020 – Clinical Neuroscience

    College of Medicine

Teaching Philosophy

Dr. Bruzzone leads the ICU-EEG Fellowship program, a one-year fellowship that is not accredited by the ACGME. The program is designed to provide specialized training for healthcare professionals interested in advanced EEG monitoring within the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) setting. Through this fellowship, participants gain comprehensive experience in the use of EEG for the diagnosis and management of critically ill patients, focusing on detecting and treating seizures, encephalopathy, and other neurological disorders in the ICU. The program prepares fellows to become experts in ICU-EEG, equipping them with the skills needed to improve patient outcomes in this highly specialized area of neurocritical care.

Board Certifications

  • Epilepsy
    ABPN
  • Neurology
    ABPN

Clinical Profile

Dr. Bruzzone is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for patients with epilepsy and seizures. This commitment is evident in the two specialized clinics she established and currently oversees: the adult Precision Ketogenic Therapy clinic and the Post-Acute Symptomatic Seizure clinic.

Specialties

  • Neurology

Areas of Interest

  • Epilepsy
  • Magnetoencephalography (MEG)

Research Profile

Dr. Bruzzone serves as the Director of Research for the Epilepsy division at the University of Florida. Her research interests focus on Precision Ketogenic Therapy for drug-resistant epilepsies, utilizing EEG as a biomarker for postoperative and ICU-related delirium, and the long-term management of acute symptomatic seizures.

Publications

Academic Articles

Grants

  1. Preoperative sleep spindles and delirium in Alzheimer’s Disease

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    ALZHEIMERS ASSO

Education

  1. Neurophysiology/Epilepsy Fellowship

    University of Chicago

  2. Neurology Residency

    Loyola University Medical Center

  3. MD

    Universidad de la Republica, Facultad de Medicina

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 273-5550
Emails:
Business:
mariabruzzonegir@ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
PO Box 100236
 GAINESVILLE FL 32610